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Mars 6
Space probe. Mars 6 was launched on August 5, 1973 aboard a Proton-K/D from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: left Earth orbit for deep space (Aug 6, 1973).
COSPAR 1973-052ANORAD 6768Soviet Union
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Mars-6
- Common name
- Mars 6
- Payload designation
- 3MP No. 50P
- Other names
- M-73:P
- International designator
- 1973-052A
- NORAD catalog number
- 6768
- GCAT identifier
- S06768
- UN registration
- A/AC.105/INF.276
Mission
- Mission type
- Deep space
- Use
- Civil government
- Program
- 3M
- Owner
- IKI
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Builder
- NPO Lavochkin
- Platform (bus)
- Mars
Launch
- Date
- August 5, 1973 · 17:45 UTC
- Launch record
- 1973-052Success
- Rocket
- Proton-K/D
- Spaceport
- Baikonur · pad LC81/23
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- EEO
- Perigee
- 160 km
- Inclination
- 51.50°
- Status
- Left Earth orbit for deep space
- Status date
- August 6, 1973
- Last known active
- Mar 12, 1974
- End of operations
- Mar 12, 1974
Size
- Mass
- 2,050 kg
- Dry mass
- 1,900 kg
- Total mass with attached objects
- 3,260 kg
- Length
- 4.1 m
- Diameter
- 2.00 m
- Span
- 5.0 m
Deep space
- Deep-space catalog entry
- D00501
- Final central body
- Mars
- Phase start
- March 7, 1974
- Phase outcome
- Flyby · March 17, 1974
- Destination
- HCO
Flight phases
| From | Central body | Ended | Outcome | Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 1973 | Earth | Aug 9, 1973 | Escaped to another body | HCO |
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q909664 (CC0).